Attachment for ironing presses or machines



April 7, 1925. 1,532,860

. l. R. BARKSDALE ET AI.

ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING PRESSES OR MACHINES Filed Nov. 20, 192s 2 sheets-sheer 1 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l y/ mwm m 1,? M w m .H NH 1 T N NM.. w A fin 5% m. .WN U b April 7, 1925. Y

l. R. BARKSDALE ET AL ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING PRESSES OR MACHINES Filed Nov. 20..

Patented Apr.` 7, 1925.

UNITED STATESA 1,532,860 PATENT OFFICE.

ISAAC R. BAEKSDALE AN'D EDWARD MARTIN OCONNELL, 0F GLEN'DALE, CALIFBNIA, ASSIGNORS T CLYDE C. RAMBO AND BESSIE T. WOOD, BOTH 0F LOS ANGELES',

CALIFORNIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING PRESSES- OR Application led November 20, 1923. Serial No. 675,878.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ISAAC R. BAnKsDALE and EDWARD MARTIN OCONNELL, citizens of the Unite-d States, residing at Glendale, in

the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Ironing Presses or Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for an ironing press or machine and is designed primarily foruse in connection with the pressing or plaiting of materials, particularly skirts, but it is to be understood that an attachment in accordance with this invention can be employed for any purposes for which it is found applicable, and the invention has for its object to provide, in

a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment lfor ironing presses or machines for securely maintaining the plaits of the material closed anduniform during the operation of the pressing or ironing element of the machine, as well as to prevent slipping or shifting of the material upon the supporting element therefor of the machine, whereby the ironing or pressing operation is carried out in an unusually satisfactory manner with respect to the material operated on. A further object of the invention-.is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,'an attachment for ironing presses or machines, designed primarily for use in connection with plaited material and embodying means vto enable the adjustment of the attachment when occasion so requires.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment for ironing presses or machines, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, resiliently connected in operative relation with respect tothe material operated on, thoroughly eiicient and convenient in its use, and .comparatively inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated `in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.,

press or machine showing the'adaptationtherewith of an attachment in accordance with this invention, for use in connection with plaited material.

igure 3 is a perspective view, broken away, of one of the holding` elements of the attachment.

Figure 4 is a like view, broken away, of one of the anchoring bars ,ofthe attachment.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the coupling members of the attachment.

Figure 6 is a section on lineV 6 6, Figure 1.

An attachment, in accordance with this invention and for the purpose set forth, comprises a pair of anchoring bars, two pair of securing elements for the anchoring bars, a set of holding elements, preferably four in number but this number can be increased or decreased if desired, and a plurality of sets of coupling elements and with the numJ ber of coupling elements of each set corresponding to the number of holding elements.

In the drawings there is shown by way of example, one form of ironing "press or.

'machine' and which includes a supporting frame provided with a top or platform 1, a support or ironing board for the material to be operated on and with the support or board indicated at 2, andthe material at 3, the latter is illustrated as.of the plaited type. The machine further includes a pressing or ironing head 4. The elements 2 and 4 are arranged above the platform or table 1. The machine and the material'are illustratedfor the purpose of showingthe ada tation therewith of an attachment in accorgance `with this invention, which is designed primarily for use in connection with plaited material whereby the plaits are maintained closed and uniform and the material prevented from shifting during the operation of the element l of the ironing .press or machine..

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cross section, preferably cylindrical, and

Said bars 5, 6, areof substantial length and thickness, 'but are capable of being bowed when the attachment as a whole is secured in operative relation with respect to the material 3, as shown in Figure 1. The bar 6 of the material support or ironing board 2, and the bar 6 is positioned forwardly thereof. The holding' bars are disposed longitudinally with respect to the platform 1 and. of a length to extend from one end towards the other end of said platform.,

The bars 5 and 6 are secured at their ends to the platform 1 and for such purpose two pairs of securing elements are provided, and each pair associates with an anchoring bar.

Each of the securing elements, best shown in Figure 6, is in the form of a clamp and comprises a vertically disposed body portion 7 of substantial width and which merges at its top into an inwardly extending tubular projection S, formed with an opening 9 into which extends a set screw 10, engaging with an anchoring bar for the purpose of securing the latter to theprojection 8. The wall of the opening 9 is threaded. The body portion 7, intermediate its ends, is furthermore provided with an inwardly extending V,at 19 and 21. One of flat arm 11, which is seated upon the upper face ofthe platform 1, at one end of.the latter. The body portion 7, at its lower end is formed with an inwardly extending arm 12, provided with an o ening 13, and extending upwardly throug the opening 13 is a clamping screw 14, provided with a disk or head 15 which abuts against the lower face of the platform 1. The wall of the opening 13 the threads of the clamping screw 14. The screw 14 is of the winged type to provide for the convenient adjustment thereof. The

tubular projection'S is spaced a substantial distance above the arm 11, so that when the securing elements are arranged in position with respect to the anchoring bars 5 and 6, these latter will be arranged a substantial distance above the upper face of the platform 1. f

Each of the holding elements consists of a substantially narrow ilat` strap orV strip of flexible metallic material, as indicated at 16, and each end terminal -portion of 'thestrap 16 is bent upon itself for a substantial distance, as indicated at 17, and with said bent portion arranged against the lower face of the body of the strap. The bent terminal portions 17 are fixedly secured to the body of the strap 16 by a series of rivets 18. Each end of the strap 17 isI provided with a set of loops 20 formed by offsetting in opposite directions the strap, as indicated the loops 20, formed is threaded and engages with by the offset portions of each set, is arranged at each end of the holding element. Extending through each loop of each set is a ring 22. The rivets 18, which are employed for connecting the bent-under portions 17 to the body of the strap 16I are spaced from the loops 20. The links or rings 22 carried by each terminal portion of a holding element constitute a set of attaching devices and are provided to enable the adjustable connecting of the holding elements to the coupling elements which are employed for connecting or coupling the holding ele? ments with the anchoring bars 5 and 6.

Associated with each holding element is a pair of resilient coupling elements, one

arranged at each end of a holding element and each of said coupling elements consists of a body portion 23,in the form of a coiled spring having the ends thereof indicated at 24, 25. The end 24 of the body portion. 23 extends through an the lower end of the shank of a coupling hook 27. The shank of the coupling hook is bent upon itself, as at 28, for the purpose of reinforcement. The bill of the coupling hook is indicated at 29. The end 25 of the body portion 23 extends through an 'opening 30, formed in the upper end of an attaching member 31, which has its lower end offset to form a tubular lportion 32 through which extends a holding bar. v V

The coupling hooks of the coupling elements are adapted to engage-in the links or rings 22 for the purpose of coupling the holding elements with the anchoring bars, as shown in Figure 1, whereby the holding elements are ksecured in operative relation with respect to the material, so that the plaits of the latter will be maintained closed, as well as uniform, during ironing operation.

When the holdingclements are arranged in operative position, they are spaced preferably equi-distant from each other and with that part cf the strap 16'between the bentunder portions 17 arranged on the material so that when the element 4 of the machine is moved to contact with said elements 4 will not abut the links or rings 22. The straps 16 are substantially thin so as not to interfere with the element 4 during the ironing or pressing operation. Further, the setting up ments of flexible material and the employment of the resilient coupling members therewith, acts to prevent the Y,Iholding ele- I[ments from interfering with the element 4 during the pressing operation. Then furthermore, the holding elements will act with the element 4 to press the material.

the material the of the holding ele- 4aperture 26, formed in the pressing vor From the foregoing construction taken in i connection with an attachment for ironlng provlded for mainthe accompanying drawings,

taining the'plaits of the material closed and uniform during the pressing or ironing operation, whereby the material Will be acted upon in a thoroughly satisfactory manner, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood vthat changes in the details of construction can be had Which fall Within the light of the invention as claimed.

What We claim is An attachment for ironing presses or machines comprising a set of flexible holding elements each having each terminal portion thereof provided with a set of spaced attaching devices, two sets of resilient coupling elements, one of each set of coupling elements being detachably connected with one of a set of attaching devices, and a pair of anchoring elements, each of said anchoring elements being common to and connected to a set of coupling elements.

In testimony whereof, We aix our signatures hereto.

ISAAC R. BARKSDALE. EDWARD MARTN OCONNELL. 

